SEAL · חוֹתָם
The Seal
Not an ending—an alignment. A completion that does not shut the gates.
Seal — חוֹתָם (Chotam)
נִשְׁלַם הַדֶּרֶךְ
וְלֹא נִסְגַּר
הָאוֹתִיּוֹת נִכְתְּבוּ
וְהַקּוֹל שָׁקַט
מִכָּאן וָהָלְאָה — הַחַיִּים מְלַמְּדִים
א׳ שׁוֹתֵק
ת׳ מַסְפִּיק
וּבֵינֵיהֶם — הָאָדָם הוֹלֵךְ
בְּשָׁלוֹם
וְלֹא נִסְגַּר
הָאוֹתִיּוֹת נִכְתְּבוּ
וְהַקּוֹל שָׁקַט
מִכָּאן וָהָלְאָה — הַחַיִּים מְלַמְּדִים
א׳ שׁוֹתֵק
ת׳ מַסְפִּיק
וּבֵינֵיהֶם — הָאָדָם הוֹלֵךְ
בְּשָׁלוֹם
The way has been completed.
And it has not been closed.
The letters have been written.
And the voice has grown quiet.
From here onward — life itself teaches.
Alef remains silent.
Tav is sufficient.
And between them — the human being walks.
In peace.
And it has not been closed.
The letters have been written.
And the voice has grown quiet.
From here onward — life itself teaches.
Alef remains silent.
Tav is sufficient.
And between them — the human being walks.
In peace.
Build only what can be lived with. Publish only what can be stood behind.
בְּנֵה רַק מַה שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לָגוּר בּוֹ. פַּרְסֵם רַק מַה שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לַעֲמוֹד מֵאַחֲרָיו.
The Seal is not a lock. It is a reminder to carry the work rightly.